Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Districts
To Amend the Board of Commissioners’ Standing Procedural Rules to Establish Limits on Commissioners’ Speaking Time During Business Meetings While Considering Agenda Items
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Information Contact: Mereda Davis Johnson, Commissioner, District 5
Phone Number: 404-371-2159
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this item is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Board meetings by establishing defined limits on Commissioners’ speaking time during deliberation of agenda items. This amendment is proposed as a result of discussions conducted during the County Operations (OPS) Committee’s review of the Board’s Standing Procedural Rules. Commissioners shall be permitted to speak no more than two (2) times per item, with an initial speaking period not to exceed five (5) minutes and a second speaking period not to exceed three (3) minutes, for a total maximum of eight (8) minutes per Commissioner, per item. Upon exhaustion of all Commissioners’ speaking opportunities, deliberation shall conclude and the item shall proceed to a vote, as applicable. This amendment shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
NEED/IMPACT:
Adoption of this amendment will promote orderly and efficient meetings, ensure equitable opportunity for participation among Commissioners, and facilitate more focused and concise deliberations, thereby reducing overall meeting duration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the Presiding Officer to execute all necessary documents...